Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 676: Twenty-Five Years
Before the words fell, Liu Yu felt a scrutinizing gaze suddenly land on him, as if assessing something.
His keen spiritual perception allowed him to clearly sense that this gaze was scanning him from top to bottom, as if trying to see through him completely.
In an instant, Liu Yu felt a heavy pressure, his body instinctively tensing up.
Being examined so closely by a yuan ying true monarch was not a pleasant experience.
However, after a moment of shock, he quickly relaxed; after all, he hadn’t done anything shameful.
There were no flaws in his cultivation, and there was no need to hide anything, as he had already dealt with the aftermath of the assassination of the Dao One saint son.
“There’s no need for excessive courtesy, rise.”
After a brief pause, the clear water true monarch's gentle voice sounded.
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Liu Yu stood up, noticing that the other party still wore a kind expression, and felt a bit relieved in his heart.
“Your matters have already been communicated to me by Guo Poyun.”
“This task is not easy; typically, even a small team of golden core cultivators might not be able to complete it.”
“Yet you accomplished it alone, and your performance is indeed commendable.”
After a few moments of silence, the clear water true monarch praised.
“It was just luck; I am unworthy of such praise from the elder!”
Liu Yu humbly replied, secretly guessing the other party's intentions.
“Very good, very good.”
“You surpass your peers in strength, yet do not act arrogantly. Among these recent entrants to the alliance, your potential should be the highest.”
“One day, the hope of fragmented core birth is quite significant!”
The clear water true monarch’s gaze was clear, and he continued to praise Liu Yu for his humility, with appreciation shining through his words.
In his eyes, this junior indeed had remarkable potential, far surpassing his peers.
As long as he didn’t suffer an early setback, he would surely become a great general of the Cloth-Clad Alliance in the future!
“However…”
Just thinking about Liu Yu possibly coming from Tian Nan, likely from a certain sect, made the clear water true monarch hesitate.
The Cloth-Clad Alliance was a loose cultivator organization and naturally stood in opposition to sect and family cultivators.
Once Liu Yu's identity was revealed, he would inevitably struggle to integrate into the core and would not be able to receive focused training, making it difficult to gain trust.
Listening to Guo Poyun's account initially, the clear water true monarch only intended to recruit him as a senior enforcer, preventing this junior from coming into contact with core secrets.
But having cut ties with the Qian Court cultivators without any hesitation during the first mission, he had drawn a clear line.
Completing the task so beautifully had ignited his desire to nurture talent.
After all, even if his background was complicated, he was indeed alone here in the Central Domain.
It would be too much of a pity to just give up on him.
“Let’s observe a bit longer.”
During their exchange, the clear water true monarch had this thought flash through his mind.
To achieve “great ideals,” timing, location, and people must be in harmony; it was essential to unite the forces that could be united.
The power of the Qian Court and sect families was too strong, and currently there wasn’t much chance of winning. Therefore, it was still necessary to lie low and build strength.
If he were to disregard a junior with immense potential just because of suspicion, it would indeed be a great loss.
The clear water true monarch had already lived over twelve hundred years, and his cultivation level had stagnated at the peak of the nascent soul early stage, with no hope of further advancement.
Therefore, in the Cloth-Clad Alliance, he dealt with chores and was typically very supportive and lenient towards promising loose cultivator juniors, and at this moment, he unconsciously felt a fondness for Liu Yu.